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H.R. 4257 (97th)

A bill to amend section 4205 of title 18 of the United States Code to provide in Federal criminal cases that two-thirds of a prison sentence must be served in order to be eligible for parole, and increasing to 25 years the portion of a life sentence or sentences of over thirty years that must be served to be eligible for parole.

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Introduced

24 July 1981

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Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.

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Amends the Federal criminal code to increase the period for parole eligibility from one-third to two-thirds of a prison sentence. Increases from ten to 25 years the portion of a life sentence or sentence over 30 years which must be served for parole eligibility.

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